Bugtussle is an

unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either hav ...

on the southern shores of Lake Eufaula, in

Pittsburg County Pittsburg County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. As of the 2010 census, the population was 45,837. Its county seat is McAlester. The county was formed from part of the Choctaw Nation in Indian Territory in 1907. County lead ...

, Oklahoma, United States, approximately 30 miles (48 km) west of Robbers Cave State Park, with a population of "a few hundred".

History

The community began in 1903 when Ran Woods and others constructed a two-room log schoolhouse on the site. The schoolhouse, no longer standing, was once attended by former Speaker of the US House

Carl Albert Carl Bert Albert (May 10, 1908 – February 4, 2000) was an American lawyer and politician who served as the 46th speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 1971 to 1977 and represented Oklahoma's 3rd congressional district as a ...

. The settlement was allegedly named by Woods, who felt that the bugs at the site were so numerous that they were an endless "tussle".What a Dirty Shame!: 100 Unforgettable Place Names of Oklahoma (pg 166) by Jim Etter Bugtussle is approximately northeast of McAlester. It was renamed Flowery Mound ''circa'' 1907, but the original name persisted. At the time of its founding, Bugtussle was in Tobucksy County,

Choctaw Nation The Choctaw Nation ( Choctaw: ''Chahta Okla'') is a Native American territory covering about , occupying portions of southeastern Oklahoma in the United States. The Choctaw Nation is the third-largest federally recognized tribe in the United ...

, in the

Indian Territory The Indian Territory and the Indian Territories are terms that generally described an evolving land area set aside by the United States Government for the relocation of Native Americans who held aboriginal title to their land as a sovereign ...

.John W. Morris, ''Historical Atlas of Oklahoma'', Plate 38.

Notable person

(

Speaker of the United States House of Representatives The speaker of the United States House of Representatives, commonly known as the speaker of the House, is the presiding officer of the United States House of Representatives. The office was established in 1789 by Article I, Section 2 of the ...

, 1971–1977, highest government post attained by any Oklahoman)

References

{{authority control Unincorporated communities in Pittsburg County, Oklahoma Unincorporated communities in Oklahoma Populated places established in 1903 1903 establishments in Indian Territory